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Middle East and North Africa Human Rights Activism in Cyberspace

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2016

Nancy Gallagher*
Affiliation:
University of California-Santa Barbara

Extract

Human Rights activists and scholars are finding information technology advantageous in their work. Through electronic communication activists can disseminate information widely, rapidly and inexpensively with far less labor than before. Censorship can often be circumvented. Information can be easily compiled, analyzed and managed. Action alerts can be disseminated almost instantaneously. Distances are reduced to nearly nothing. Not surprisingly, human rights resources on the Internet are increasing by leaps and bounds. There are, however, limitations for the human rights community.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Middle East Studies Association of North America 1997

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